Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -8,409 kt in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded -8,409 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nigeria peaked at -8,409 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -8,424 kt, in 2016.
Nigeria ranks 211th of 243 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -8,415 kt | — |
| 1991 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -8,415 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -8,415 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -8,424 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | -8,424 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -8,424 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -8,424 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -8,424 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -8,409 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | -8,409 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -8,409 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -8,409 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -8,409 kt | -0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's -8,409 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -33.81 kt, 248.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's -8,409 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -5.17 kt, 1625.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8,415 kt | -8,415 kt | -8,415 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -8,415 kt | -8,415 kt | -8,415 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -8,418 kt | -8,424 kt | -8,415 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -8,412 kt | -8,424 kt | -8,409 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 208 Sudan (former) -7,594 kt compare
- 209 Lao People's Democratic Republic -7,633 kt compare
- 210 Poland -8,257 kt compare
- 212 New Zealand -8,492 kt compare
- 213 Thailand -8,503 kt compare
- 214 Paraguay -9,108 kt compare
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nigeria?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nigeria was -8,409 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was -8,409 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -8,424 kt in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Nigeria ranks 211th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).